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A software (and sometimes hardware) module which perform keystroke logging (more often called keylogging or "keyloggers"), which is the action of tracking (or logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically in a covert manner so that the person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are ...

Are there any tools out there that can 'trick' keyloggers? I was wondering if there's any 'enigma-style' tools available along the lines of providing time-randomised keyboard mappings. For example:
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I worked with the firewall "Nobero" which is paid and bit expensive.
It is a complete Network Firewall including groups policy, banning URLs and social sites.
But It has a feature of tracking users' ...

I noticed that multiple password-locker applications recommend that you use the drag-and-drop feature to transfer passwords to login forms instead of copying the passwords to the clipboard or having ...

I have been getting a bit paranoid regarding some of my old TrueCrypt containers. The paranoia has got nothing to do with suspicions regarding TrueCrypt itself (after the shut-down last year), rather ...

If I want to use a GUI application with another user (example: webbrowser), I can copy the .Xauthority file to that given user's home then I can "su - user" and start the GUI app.
Question: but what ...

Can you detect a keylogger when it is placed? Would it be possible to do that via a keyboard removed event, expecting the keyboard is not removed regularly?
So that you for example get a pop-up/alert ...

I hope this is the right forum to ask this question. If not, please tell me where to go.
From my understanding most cables have an electromagnetic field around them when data passes through them and ...

I am currently trying to build a little, secure password manager. As of now, I've implemented the encryption. Each website has its own file and each file has a number of fields (Most commonly username ...

All in all, hardware keyloggers are harder to detect.
But if computers can measure the exact voltage consumption of their peripherals, could a hardware keylogger be detected by comparing the normal ...

X has some serious security problems, not the least of which is that any program using a given display can log keystrokes from any other program on that display. (This can be demonstrated easily using ...

I have a mobile banking application installed on my phone which allows me to pay for things, transfer money using my phone from my account to another etc.
How safe or unsafe is this application? For ...

I am running a Windows XP virtual machine on a Windows XP host machine. I use the VM for suspicious websites and software/applications. In the case a kaylogger will be installed on my VM: will this ...

I'm new to the IT Security Stack Exchange! This is my question: I've Skype installed on my Windows 7 computer. In the last few months I've noticed my mouse cursor blinks (I mean it shows that cursor ...

I'm planning to make a simple remote administration tool with the basic features that are available on all other rats in the market. However, I'm really worrying about legal issues after marketing it. ...

Apple has just announced iOS 8. The new version appears to be more extensible than previous versions, and one of the new possiblities is to allow developers to develop custom keyboards, different than ...

I'm looking for a Windows utility that can list all drivers, driver-filters, services, sniffers and other information for a selected USB port.
I want to check if my "USB connection" is confidential.
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I work at a large company that requires employees to sign a digital certification saying that we recognize the right of the said company to monitor all data and communication on our work laptops, and ...

I'm at work and having some issues here, so I found a lot of suspicious files involving the Flash, so I though that could be a keylogger. How do I find out if it is, and if truly is, what do I do to ...

How can I download and install software and make sure that it is not infected with viruses, malware or a keylogger?
Also, I heard that Macs "don't get viruses". Is this true? Is it a good practice to ...

Hi i am a little bit worried that Google Chrome is logging my keystroke.
One time ago i had situation with chrome that when i clicked some where in input box he was writting key by key(even backspace) ...

This issue is more political than technical.
The organization has a lot of computers that connect via web browser to a central database. Customers are regularly left unattended with physical access ...

By multi-level authentication, I am referring to the fact that the user makes use of a primary username password keypair to log into his account. Then, to perform some other actions, such as authorize ...

Are there anti-keylogging programs that can keep you safe while you are using a public PC terminal? Do they exist and what are these? I like to know that I am safe when entering data on a public PC ...

Couple of days back spam mail(screenshot link) was sent to all my contacts from my yahoo account, and in my account activity page there is a yahoo partner logged in, from Peru (screenshot link) during ...